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Vance jumped head first into a life of yoga; a month after first beginning his practice, he enrolled in a teacher training which began to dramatically change both his body and mood.

“I was forced to think about things I had swept under the rug,” he says. In fact, he ended up coming out as bisexual through his first training, and says he has a better sense of who he is now.

“I’m not so blown by the wind of what people want me to be or what people think I should be; I’m more solidly me. And I’m stronger, in every sense of the word; physically, mentally, emotionally. But I’m also softer, if that makes sense.”

Yoga has also helped him gain a new awareness of his body.

“As a dancer, I was always aware of the body, but I never got into its intricacies. In dancing, everything is for show - for other people. In yoga, you’re not showing off for anyone, you’re getting into the nooks and crannies of yourself."

Not everything has changed for Vance.

“I still carry a lot of joy, which I did before yoga, and the way I treat people hasn’t changed. But the way I look at people has; my empathy is way up."

Ever wonder how your favorite teacher began their yoga journey? Our "How Teachers Became Teachers" series highlights how SoulPlay's instructors went from student to teacher. In this article, learn how Vance jumped into teacher training and never looked back.